UN to Assess Rights of Women in Cambodia
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia announced Thursday she will be visiting the country Monday to assess the enjoyment of rights by women…
Narendra Modi Addresses World Sufi Forum
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, addressed the World Sufi Forum in New Delhi on Thursday. The Forum has been convened by the All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board,…
Obama Asked to Condemn ISIS Mass Killings as Genocide
Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus urged President Obama to meet Thursday’s congressionally mandated deadline to condemn the mass killing of Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities by…
Putin Discusses Syria and Ukraine with Obama
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation Monday with the U.S. President Barack Obama. The two leaders exchanged assessments of the course of implementing the statement by Russia and…
Hindu Rulers Support Shady Hindu Event in India
The BJP government wants to spread the message of Hinduism under the garb of the World Culture Festival. By Rakesh Raman The Hindu government BJP headed by a Hindu Prime…
China Urged to Reform Rights-Abusing Laws
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) should reject or revise laws that undermine domestic and international human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to NPC Chairman Zhang Dejiang.…